daniel Posted September 13, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 13, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dear Leica friends, We are pleased to announce that a range of interesting new products for the Leica M System will be introduced at photokina 2006. All of you participants of the Leica Users forum are the first the hear the official news after our salesforce. First and foremost, by many end users the long awaited rangefinder camera LEICA M8. NEW: LEICA M8 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The new LEICA M8 will be available from the end of November 2006 on at a price around 4´200 Euro. The camera is complimented by two high performance lenses which can be used for digital and analogue use, as well as, additional accessories. Product information: m8_en.pdf Technical data: tecdat_m8_en.pdf The camera is complimented by two high performance lenses which can be used for digital and analogue use, as well as, additional accessories. NEW: Compact wide angle lens LEICA ELMARIT-M 1:2,8/28mm ASPH. The new LEICA ELMARIT-M 28mm is standard lens for the M8 and will be available at the Leica dealers from the End of October 2006 at a price of around 1´350 Euro. Technical data: tecdat_elmarit28_en.pdf NEW: Super wide angle with three focal lengths LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21mm ASPH. NEW: Universal viewfinder M for focal lengths from 16 to 28mm The new Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm is the ticket for very wide angle photography in Leica quality for the M system. Lens and viewfinder will be available from the end of December 2006 on for a set price of 3´500 Euro. Technical data LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21mm ASPH.: tecdat_trielmar_en.pdf Technical data Universal viewfinder M: tecdat_universalfinder_m_en.pdf We hope that you will like the new products and invite you to the photokina fair in Cologne Germany to experience these products first-hand. I also hope you will understand that I won´t have the time to visit the forum regularly to answer all answers that this mail may cause! Best regards from Solms! Stefan Daniel Head of Product Management, Leica Camera Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! The new LEICA M8 will be available from the end of November 2006 on at a price around 4´200 Euro. The camera is complimented by two high performance lenses which can be used for digital and analogue use, as well as, additional accessories. Product information: m8_en.pdf Technical data: tecdat_m8_en.pdf The camera is complimented by two high performance lenses which can be used for digital and analogue use, as well as, additional accessories. NEW: Compact wide angle lens LEICA ELMARIT-M 1:2,8/28mm ASPH. The new LEICA ELMARIT-M 28mm is standard lens for the M8 and will be available at the Leica dealers from the End of October 2006 at a price of around 1´350 Euro. Technical data: tecdat_elmarit28_en.pdf NEW: Super wide angle with three focal lengths LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21mm ASPH. NEW: Universal viewfinder M for focal lengths from 16 to 28mm The new Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm is the ticket for very wide angle photography in Leica quality for the M system. Lens and viewfinder will be available from the end of December 2006 on for a set price of 3´500 Euro. Technical data LEICA TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21mm ASPH.: tecdat_trielmar_en.pdf Technical data Universal viewfinder M: tecdat_universalfinder_m_en.pdf We hope that you will like the new products and invite you to the photokina fair in Cologne Germany to experience these products first-hand. I also hope you will understand that I won´t have the time to visit the forum regularly to answer all answers that this mail may cause! Best regards from Solms! Stefan Daniel Head of Product Management, Leica Camera ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/5172-leica-announcement-new-leica-products-leica-m8-m-system/?do=findComment&comment=49132'>More sharing options...
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Guest Metroman Posted September 14, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 14, 2006 Must be Christmas.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 14, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 14, 2006 Holy f****** s***, looks like the new 28mm is truly a Leica pancake lens... at least not since the 3rd version of the 28mm M have we gotten something which is truly compact. Well, looks like Voigtlander out the window now... Leica pancake series anybody else up to flipping the flapjacks on Canadaleitz shebang without yawners? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uulrich Posted September 14, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 14, 2006 Smart move... Cool. Will be the new tool in photojournalism. They hit the jackpot! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted September 14, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 14, 2006 I'd say that this is a remarkable achievement. To be so close in design to the traditional M, yet be at the cutting edge of today's digital technology... the designers in Solms must be very pleased with themselves They should be congratulated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanized_form Posted September 14, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2006 those photos are fake! hah. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 14, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 14, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes, indeed. The dawn of a new era in photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 14, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 14, 2006 Andy completely agree. They should be very proud and this is one Historical day for them. Okay have to read all the specs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blovitch Posted September 14, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 14, 2006 Looks fantastic.... Can't wait to get my hands on one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george + Posted September 14, 2006 Share #10 Posted September 14, 2006 Looks good indeed. Now looking for Sean's review. Which IMHO he is now free to release. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 14, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 14, 2006 Does that Sean got the M8 before all of us guys did? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_jtorral Posted September 14, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 14, 2006 Seems that a lot of people on this forum were getting outright nasty regarding the photos I published 2 weeks ago and claiming they were so fake. Are these fake as well ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted September 14, 2006 Share #13 Posted September 14, 2006 Just brilliant. They've done a great job, there is nothing at all which disappoints, not even the lack of a 21mm frame! €4200 including German VAT makes it about £2950 in the UK including VAT and about $4500 + tax. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 14, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 14, 2006 not bad, not bad... now bring it on. in our hands of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted September 14, 2006 Share #15 Posted September 14, 2006 Well at least... For sure the "Universal viewfinder M" is not going to win a design award! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted September 14, 2006 Share #16 Posted September 14, 2006 I'm very happy and impressed. Dimensions in millimeters: M8: 139 x 80 x 37 M7: 138 x 79 x 37 Weight: M8: 545 grams (without battery) M7: 610 The one possible disappointment for me is the exposure compensation doesn't seem to be as convenient as the DMR's, but it is still a little unclear to me how it works. But, manual is always an option. This does not look like a company going down the drain. I think the M8 may attract a lot of new customers. Can the R 10 be on the way? Best, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waileong Posted September 14, 2006 Share #17 Posted September 14, 2006 Why did they need a new pancake 28/2.8 lens? What was wrong with the old one or the current one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus Posted September 14, 2006 Share #18 Posted September 14, 2006 Why did they need a new pancake 28/2.8 lens? What was wrong with the old one or the current one? more compact, more asph., cheaper ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 14, 2006 Share #19 Posted September 14, 2006 I'm very happy and impressed. The one possible disappointment for me is the exposure compensation doesn't seem to be as convenient as the DMR's, but it is still a little unclear to me how it works. But, manual is always an option. Best, Mitchell Yes this is my concern also I see it as hit SET button scroll to EV than dial in adjustment and you already lost me here, this is not going to cut it. This NEEDS to be on the fly. Hit SET and dial it in and that is it. One single button just to activate this. My only one issue. It's not too late this CAN be done in the Firmware. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted September 14, 2006 Share #20 Posted September 14, 2006 Read number 3 carefully . No effect to the raw with lens coding Leica, obviously keen to solve this problem, took a three pronged approach with the M8: 1) Don't use a full frame sensor - at this time it would be cost prohibitive and too complex to produce a sensor which can cover the entire 36x24 mm frame and still work with rangefinder lenses. For this reason the M8's sensor measures 27x18 mm (or 1.33x crop). 2) Use offset microlenses - instead of placing all microlenses directly over the photodiode they are gradually offset as you get closer to the edge of the frame (see below). 3) Know which lens is being used and apply some software correction - all new M series lenses now carry a six-bit code which allows the M8 to identify which lens is used and (optionally) apply a 'final stage' software based vignetting correction (for RAW images the lens used is simply recorded, no change is made). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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